Driving Abilities in Frontotemporal Dementia Patients

Objective: To evaluate driving competency and the relationship between neuropsychiatric symptoms and driving behavior in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients. Methods: Fifteen patients with a diagnosis of FTD and 15 healthy controls were administered a driving simulation task. Measures of driving...

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Published in:Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders 2007-01, Vol.23 (1), p.1-7
Main Authors: de Simone, V., Kaplan, L., Patronas, N., Wassermann, E.M., Grafman, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Automobile Driving - statistics & numerical data
Biological and medical sciences
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
Dementia
Dementia - epidemiology
Female
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurology
Original Research Article
Psychomotor Agitation - diagnosis
Psychomotor Agitation - epidemiology
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Severity of Illness Index
User-Computer Interface
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:Objective: To evaluate driving competency and the relationship between neuropsychiatric symptoms and driving behavior in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients. Methods: Fifteen patients with a diagnosis of FTD and 15 healthy controls were administered a driving simulation task. Measures of driving performance and neuropsychiatric symptoms were assessed. Results: The FTD patients received more speeding tickets, ran more stop signs and were involved in more off-road crashes and collisions than the controls. The patients’ overall average speed was significantly higher. Driving performance was correlated with agitated behavior. Conclusions: Behavioral changes characteristic of FTD patients have an impact on their driving skills leading to inappropriate driving behavior.
ISSN:1420-8008
1421-9824
DOI:10.1159/000096317